“Action Irresponsible,” Kwankwaso Loyalist Blasts Abba Gida As Court Stops Demolitions by Kano Governor
- Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano governor, has been ordered to stop demolishing properties and structures belonging to prominent personalities in the state
- The court gave the restraining order following a suit filed by a lawyer and Kano indigene, Saminu Muhammad, against the governor
- Reacting, a strong supporter of the Rabiiu Kwankwaso movement has condemned the action of the governor, describing it as "unreasonable"
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The Federal High Court in Kano has restrained Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state from further demolishing structures and properties in the state.
Justice S.A. Amobeda made the order following an ex parte motion taken before him by a lawyer and Kano indigene, Saminu Muhammad, The Punch reported.
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Court stops Kano governor from further demolition of properties
Specifically, the court, in a judgement delivered on Friday, June 22, stopped the governor and his agents from going ahead with the planned demolition along BUK Road, including properties on Nos. 41 and 43 Salanta, Channels TV report noted.
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Kwankwaso loyalist reacts to Abba Gida's action
Reacting to the development, an ardent supporter of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano, Sanusi Balarabe, lamented the ongoing demolitions of properties by the Yusuf government, describing the exercise as unreasonable and uncalled for, The Guardian reported.
“In all honesty, none of us voted for the government knowing it will carry out these demolitions.
"It is wastage to demolish properties indiscriminately and therefore outright unreasonable and condemnable,” Balarabe, leader of the Mu Hadu Mu Gyara group said in Hausa in a viral YouTube video.”
He regretted that all the shops being demolished belonged to Kano traders and not foreigners.
Abba Gida-Gida issued 72 hours ultimatum to stop demolition in Kano
Legit.ng reported earlier that Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf, had been issued a 72 hours ultimatum to stop the ongoing demolition exercise in the state and bring affected persons to the table for an amicable resolution.
This ultimatum was issued by a pro-democracy coalition under the aegis of the Good Governance and Change Initiative (GGCI).
The coalition threatened to drag Governor Yusuf to court if he failed to heed the terms of the ultimatum.
Role Kwankwaso would occupy in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet
In another report, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, would possibly be named one of Nigeria's new ministers.
On Monday, June 19, Kwankwaso may likely be made defence minister.
A source hinted that although some persons want President Bola Tinubu to name the immediate past governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umaru Ganduje, in his cabinet, the Nigerian leader has "aligned with" Kwankwaso.
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